diff --git a/devenv.nix b/devenv.nix
index 2dc4001..09ee8a7 100644
--- a/devenv.nix
+++ b/devenv.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     pkgs.gtk3
     pkgs.webkitgtk_4_1
     pkgs.zed-editor
+    pkgs.openssl_3
     # pkgs.webkitgtk # Linux Tauri dependency (Webview2 is the one used on Widnows)
   ];
 
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 88eb6c2..b3297bf 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 use sqlx::{migrate::MigrateDatabase, sqlite::SqlitePoolOptions, Pool, Sqlite};
 use tauri::{App, Manager};
 
+mod repositories;
+mod models;
+
 // #[tauri::command]
 // fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
 //     format!("Hello, {}! You've been greeted from Rust!", name)
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn run() {
         ])
         .setup(|app| {
             tauri::async_runtime::block_on(async move {
-                let db = setup_db(&app).await;
+                let db = setup_db(app).await;
  
                 app.manage(AppState { db });
             });
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/models/exercise.rs b/src-tauri/src/models/exercise.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d55b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/models/exercise.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub struct Exercise {
+    id: u16,
+    ex_type: String,
+    content: String,
+    node_id: u32
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/models/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/models/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1e36d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pub mod path;
+pub mod node;
+pub mod exercise;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/models/node.rs b/src-tauri/src/models/node.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6469c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/models/node.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub struct Node {
+    id: u32,
+    title: String,
+    description: String,
+    path_id: String
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/models/path.rs b/src-tauri/src/models/path.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f57507b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/models/path.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+#[derive(Debug, sqlx::FromRow)]
+pub struct Path {
+    id: String,
+    title: String,
+    description: String,
+}
+
+pub struct PathVersions {
+    path_id: String,
+    version_number: String,
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/repositories/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/repositories/mod.rs
index e69de29..85db469 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/repositories/mod.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/repositories/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod path_repository;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/repositories/path_repository.rs b/src-tauri/src/repositories/path_repository.rs
index f500319..2eee7a2 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/repositories/path_repository.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/repositories/path_repository.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,43 @@
-use sqlx::sqlite::{SqlitePool};
+use sqlx::{pool, sqlite::SqlitePool, FromRow};
+
+use crate::models::path::Path;
 
 pub struct PathRepository<'a> {
     pub pool: &'a SqlitePool,
 }
 
 impl<'a> PathRepository<'a> {
-    pub fn get_path_by_id(&self, id: i32) -> Result<Path>{
+    pub async fn get_path_by_id(&self, id: i32) -> Result<Path, String> {
+        let result = sqlx::query("SELECT * FROM path WHERE id = ?")
+            .bind(id)
+            .fetch_all(self.pool)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| format!("ERROR: Failed to query Path db: {} ", e))
+            .unwrap();
 
+        if result.len() > 1 {
+            return Err(format!("ERROR: Multiple paths for ID {} found", id));
+        } else if result.is_empty(){
+            return Err(format!("ERROR: No Path with ID {} found", id));
+        }
+
+        let path = match result.first() {
+                Some(p) => match Path::from_row(p) {
+                    Ok(p) => {p},
+                    Err(e) => {return Err(format!("ERROR: Could not parse Path: {}", e));},
+                },
+            None => return Err(format!("ERROR: No path for ID {} found", id)),
+        };
+
+        Ok(path)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    pub async fn get_all_paths(&self) -> Result<Vec<Path>, String> {
+        let rows = sqlx::query_as::<_, Path>("SELECT * FROM paths")
+            .fetch_all(self.pool)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+
+        Ok(rows)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/services/mod.rs b/src-tauri/src/services/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29